WEEKEND CROSS WORD

ACROSS

1 Flatter milk product more expensive (6,2) 6 Lady from Rutherglen dancing (6) 9 Make a summoning sign on small stream first (6) 10 Polite Scotsman not a soldier (8) 11 Benjamin consumed single vegetable (4) 12 With Donna she can become a temperamental person (5) 13 Bound to change diet (4) 14 Reefer? (7,6) 17 Fit rev handled mobile vehicle (4-4,5) 20 Mark cars accidentally (4) 22 Swear it was a loud explosive sound (5) 24 Design boat without prow (4) 25 Desmond’s topic about being dictatorial (8) 26 Mud and air combination having curative powers (6) 27 Uncle had shortly, say, no clothes on (6) 28 Childishly trusting viewers covered with early morning moisture (4-4)

DOWN

2 Unavailing plea to employ fewer (7) 3 Undressing in a skittish way (6,3) 4 Hurry up during period before major event (3-2) 5 Stuffing in one’s suitcase? (7) 6 Help supply captain with member of crew (4,1,4) 7 Brilliant success from a Celt (5) 8 Talk of the town and surrounding area? (7) 15 Behind it I became restrained (9) 16 Does one need a keen sense of balance on it? (5-4) 17 Supporter of Holy Writ (7) 18 Dancing nude can have appeared subtle (7) 19 Shut out was incorrectly clued (7) 21 Drive off outcast turning up (5) 23 Cast coming from fourth row (5)